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    Are all grasses monocots ?

    Question #121647. Asked by cornfield. (May 30 11 8:28 AM)


    AdamM7

    		Yes, monocots have parallel veins and so do all grasses.

    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_grass_a_monocot

    May 30 11, 8:44 AM
    alaspooryoric

    		Traditionally speaking, yes, all grasses are monocots. Monocots are grasses and grass alternatives. However, most scientists agree that the division between monocot and dicot is a fuzzy one. Many plants have characteristics of both because both categories of plants share the same ancestors. Check out both of these sites.

    www.sciencecontrol.com/monocot-vs-dicot.html
    www.backyardnature.net/monodico.htm

    May 30 11, 8:46 AM
    mehaul

    		Monocot is short for monocotyledon, meaning one seed leaf. All grasses, having only one seed leaf at germination, are then monocots.

    From Wikipedia entry for monocotyledons:
    (mid PP2) "The true grasses, family Poaceae (Gramineae), are the most economically important family in this group."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocotyledon

    But the reverse is not true. All Monocots are not grasses. Many orchids germinate with a single seedleaf.

    May 30 11, 3:50 PM

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